The kind of free-improv that is quite serene in a way. Certainly the cello, flute, drums framework lends itself to textural, acoustic development. It's not ostentatiously experimental, a factor that can bedevil a lot of improvisers' work, but seems to very well thought-through, say when a baroque sensibility meets the 21st century head on for 'Pasacaglia' which is one of the best of the tracks. Cellist Shirley Smart is increasingly prominent on the UK free-improv scene and releases such as this go part of the way to explain why. Out as a digital album on 4 April via this link
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